Has freetrade said why theyâve implemented restrictions without having a complex investments process setup before hand? Have they been given a slap on the wrist by regulators for something?
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Bluefield was one of my largest holdings. I only received a generic reply back when I enquired further. Decided to sell it completely. Bought Sequoia ÂŁSEQI and JLEN ÂŁJLEN as alternatives. Still have shares in ÂŁTRIG, and ÂŁFSFL but no âwarningsâ for them. I probably sold for no good reason, but if I canât understand a situation, not staying in.
Iâve come from Reddit, so only happy when I see lots of red on the page 
Down 35% in total in 12 months, but buys per month higher than last year and already 50% of ISA allowance spent. Would switch SIPP to FT, but no employer contribs facility. I hope someone from FT reads this.
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Are they seriously suggesting crypto will be offered?
It is the definition of gambling.
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Crypto is very much on Freetradeâs target, this is widely known now. I think its a matter of when not if but saying that it could still be a few years off but I hope Iâm not waiting that long.
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Has anyone had any update on expectations for the questionnaire being implemented?
Seem to have been very quiet on this topic
Seems to be very quiet on a fair few topics.
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Steady on Scott, theyâve only just started kicking this can down the road!
Ahhhhhh, peer to peer lending, those were the days.
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In the meantime, while the questionnaire is formed, could REITs be permitted in ISA to offsett the loss of some instruments?
A bit of âgiveâ to counter the âtakeâ?
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Has anyone had any more information from freetrade on this? When can we expect them back?
Some of these securities like GSF and BSIF are not listed as complex investments on other platforms, so its confusing as to why theyâve been removed without much explanation
Had there been any update or timescale put on this yet?
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I just want to confirm that Freetrade has to deal with some regulatory matters here before these shares are available again to buy. Freetrade takes such matters extremely seriously and is abiding with the requirements that the FCA stipulates for our protection.
The intention is definitely to make these shares (and possibly others) available once the right procedures have been put in place. I do not know exactly what date these shares will be available to purchase.
In my opinion, when Freetrade has more to say than
it will immediately share.
Again, to be very clear Freetrade is already working on this (the work is well on its way). There are several moving parts as it affects present and future product plans. Clearly by us asking if there an update yet is not going to speed up anything.
Once the lay of the land is 100% Freetrade will share the plans with the community.
cc. @DanLane
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Good to know. I think the issue (at least for me) was the surprise removal, there doesnât seem to have been an official post or communication on the removal? So itâs caught at least me off guard and it wasnât clear why some but not other instruments were removed. Or why some were removed when there not marked as complex on any other UK broker (not that the FCA give a list) so the criteria seems confusing.
TRIG is still available for example despite their KID stating that it is only suitable for investors who are capable of evaluating the risks and merits of the investment.
NBMI uses the same wording. Itâs only for investors capable of evaluating the risks and merits of the investment.
But NBMI was removed and TRIG was not? Even though they state the same thing.
BSIF I can understand, as they specifically state it is not primarily intended for retail investors (though funny enough is available on other platforms without being marked 
).
Not to say there arenât other factors in the decision. Itâs not like the FCA gives a list.
Thatâs is to say, nothing is particularly clear at the moment about what the actual situation is, and itâs been over a month. Do we need to avoid other investments which will be removed in the future and buy them elsewhere? Is it just a short term issue?
No communication = panic
Hope to hear from freetrade soon when they have all the info together 
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I guess you are allowed to panic whether or not there is communication
There was direct communication from Freetrade to people who had the relevant shares and they were informed that they would not be able to purchase again until procedures were put in place. If you did not have the shares then you can no longer âdiscoverâ them and correspondingly buy them.
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Which is just slightly annoying as I now have shares living on another broker as freetrade removed them without notice before I could move them.
Theyâre all alone 
Hopefully itâs not a difficult fix. Itâs just a quick questionnaire on other platforms
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Any update on this? Trying to sell, but when I press the sell button, it shows me as having 0 shares (Apax Global Alpha) available. I actually have 100 as confirmed in the portfolio.
Have you got a trigger order placed?
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Just following-up on TheRavenâs note, would be great to have an update on status indeed. Thanks!
PR
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